Amherst College Oral History Project Records
Scope and Contents
Typed transcripts and audio recordings of oral history interviews with Amherst College professors emeriti, alumni, staff members, and other notable members of the Amherst community. Most of the interviews were conducted between 1977 and 1982, with some material from earlier years also included. Transcripts were produced shortly after the interviews and were edited, sometimes heavily, by the interviewee and therefore are not necessarily faithful transcriptions of the recordings. Some interviews lack the original audio recordings.
Dates
- 1952-1982
- Majority of material found within 1977-1982
Conditions Governing Access
Access to original recordings is restricted for preservation purposes, researchers may use digital surrogates instead.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Biographical / Historical
The Amherst College Oral History Project was an initiative of the Public Relations Department of the College beginning in the late 1970s. Horace W. Hewlett, director of public relations of the College from 1947 to 1958 and secretary of the College and director of publications from 1958 to 1977, conducted 27 interviews with Amherst College professors emeriti, staff members, and other notable members of the Amherst community. Additional earlier interviews, recorded reminiscences and a panel discussion were collected by Hewlett for inclusion in the project.
Extent
1.5 Linear feet (1 archives box, 1 half archives box, 1 flat box, 1 negative box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed transcripts and audio recordings of oral history interviews with Amherst College professors emeriti, alumni, staff members, and other notable members of the Amherst community. Most of the interviews were conducted between 1977 and 1982, with some material from earlier years also included.
- Amherst College -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Amherst College. Office of Public Relations
- Hewlett, Horace W. (AC 1936)
- Interviews Subject Source: Library Of Congress Genre/Form Terms
- Universities and colleges Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Claudia Gunter. Revised in 2020 by Mariah Leavitt.
- Date
- 2003; 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Repository Details
Part of the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst MA 01002-5000
(413) 542-2299
archives@amherst.edu